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We told you a few days ago that there are many loopholes in the management of the water tank, including the detection of environmental hormones in the sealing material that prevents water from leaking in the apartment water tank.
Since then, there has been a report that the tap water in an apartment in Busan has a foul odor, and when we interviewed it, it was confirmed that an unauthorized product was used in the water tank.
Reporter Jang Hoon-gyeong covered it alone.
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An apartment in Busan.
When the rust came out, the water tank was repaired at the end of last month.
The rusty support inside was changed and the peeled panels were coated with paint, but after the construction, the tap water started to smell bad.
[Apartment residents: As soon as the water was turned on, the smell of paint came out.
So, it's not really water that can be told to eat this.
Washing my hands was also scary.] In response to
continued complaints, the management office inquired with the construction company, and the answer was that it was not harmful to the human body despite the smell.
[Apartment management office official: We are not experts, so we just told the story of the company.
(The company) will clean the water tank, free of charge.]
However, if the company checks the coating paint used by the company, if it gets on the skin for a ship, wash it with soapy water immediately, and if there is any abnormality, the doctor is advised to seek treatment.
Nevertheless, not only the contractor, but also the paint manufacturers say that this marine product can be used in water tanks for water supply.
[Paint manufacturer officials: There is nothing wrong with using it because the standards for water tanks only need to meet these standards or strength.] The
current water supply law requires that materials or products that directly come into contact with tap water receive a separate KC certification for water supply.
Instead of KC certification for waterworks, this paint only received KS certification, an industry standard.
[Kim Ji-gu/Director of Hygiene and Safety Certification Team, Water Technology Certification Institute: It is confirmed that it should not be used because it is not certified.]
KC certification for water can be obtained only when there is no abnormality by measuring whether it contains contaminants such as phenol, lead, or mercury. , I did not go through this process
[Repair construction company officials: (Is it a product that can be used? (Did you know and use it?)) Nothing to say about it.]
[Doo-il Kim/Professor of Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Dankook University: Established an agency and monitored professionally (use of non-certified products, etc.) I think we need to improve the system toward the inspection.
The damage is too great to be left alone in the private sector.]
Despite the establishment of a strict certification system, the situation where uncertified products are used in the field, and the system is a separate reality.
(Video coverage: Kang Dong-cheol, Video editing: Lee Seung-jin)